How Bill Champion's Defense Independent ERA Compares to Similar Players
Bill Champion posted a career Defense Independent ERA of 4.51, above the starting pitcher average of 4.03 — a level that fell short of typical league production. His strongest Defense Independent ERA season came in 1976, posting 4.07, near the starting pitcher average of 3.88 that year. The highest point came in 1970 at 6.43, well above the starting pitcher average of 4.24 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The figure moved from 4.13 in 1974 to 5.07 in 1975 and 4.07 in 1976. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average fell below league norms across 8 seasons.
Bill Champion Lifetime Defense Independent ERA
Stats similar to Defense Independent ERA for Bill Champion
| Bill Champion
Defense Independent ERA |
|---|
| Career | 4.51 |
| Season Avg. | 4.51 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 4.51 |
| More Info | See More |
Bill Champion Defense Independent ERA Per Season
Bill Champion's Defense Independent ERA for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Bill Champion Defense Independent ERA by Team
Bill Champion's career Defense Independent ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Bill Champion Defense Independent ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Bill Champion's career Defense Independent ERA shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Bill Champion Defense Independent ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Bill Champion's seasonal Defense Independent ERA alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Bill Champion Defense Independent ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Bill Champion's MLB career with Defense Independent ERA alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.
Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
